sleeveking

I was just recently sleeved by Dr. Pilcher in the San Antonio area. I had the procedure done on June 1st, which was also my 23rd birthday. Happy birthday to me! I can't speak to the amazing weight loss benefits yet because I only just had surgery and am still very swollen, but I do like how I have not felt any hunger, or desire to eat. I have struggled with my weight since I was 8 years old, when I was first put on a diet. At that age, I would successfully diet for about 2 weeks at a time and then start sneaking food around my mom. This became my lifestyle, stolen moments with candy, chips, ice cream, and all fried/fatty goodies. I always found great comfort in food. After my father died, when I was a freshman in college, I knew I must do something or I would end up dead like him. I began dieting and lost about 120 pounds from my weight of 465. Sadly, I couldn't maintain the weight loss and ended up gaining all of the weight back and then some. So, at my heaviest of 501 pounds, I finally reached out to Dr. Pilcher. I weighed 484 at our actual first meeting, and then dropped an additional 18 pounds before surgery. Now, I am 4 days post-op and weigh 462 pounds. I cannot wait to see where the rest of this journey takes me! I love advice, y'all, so please feel free to share!

My surgery lasted a little less than an hour, but I was in recovery for 2 hours. It really does depend, but most doctors can do the surgery in about 45 minutes.